25.8% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Longley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Longley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 25.8% of residents in Longley volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area. Other participation levels, such as unpaid care and defence service, also show unique patterns compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 25.8% of people helping out, well above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 25.8% provide unpaid childcare, a rate about the same as across Australia.
11.0% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence Force service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.0% of the population having served, which is a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Longley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60351/longley/topic/community